The 26-year-old has featured just twice in the Championship this season after being deemed surplus to requirements

But his future has hit a snag yet again after Chelsea's feeder club took to social media to announce the potential signing is off.

In an announcement on Wednesday they tweeted: "Jack Rodwell is on trial at #Vitesse from Thursday. The 26-year-old English midfielder and (youth) international, who formerly played for Everton and Manchester City, is currently under contract with Sunderland."

However they followed this up today by declaring: "Because of organisational reasons, the trial of Jack Rodwell at #Vitesse will not happen."

The Black Cats are desperate to terminate the contract of the former Premier League winner, who is currently on £70,000-a-week at Sunderland.